Raspberry pi 4 announced

coleusound

So recently pi4 was announced. Will there eventually be some kind of documentation on how to drop it in the GR-1 once I get my hands on one? And maybe a firmware update?

tastychips

We'll most definitely make use of it. In fact, we've been preparing for it. The firmware (the OS actually) will need an update.

coleusound

Excellent! You guys rule

tastychips

You're not going to believe this. They swapped the USB with the Ethernet socket (!). Also, they stick out 1mm extra. As such, it doesn't fit in the GR-1. I can't believe they'd make such a blunder.

Still, it could be a good one for a follow-up model..

EvilDragon

No way to sand off 1 mm from backside of RPi4 to make it fit? :D

As for ports being swapped, that seems like a relatively easy fix/hack by making those 3 holes exactly the same size width (to fit Ethernet) and height (to fit USBs)?

Or maybe not, I dunno. It DOES cost 850€, and then you'd be crazy to mess with that nice aluminum casing...

coleusound

OR! You could construct an upgrade kit that includes a new external casing that accommodates the Pi4? and REALLY good documentation explaining how to do it haha. Idk its a long shot but it would make me sad to have an out-of-date model one year after its release. It doesn't seem like the kind of thing the synth industry does typically.

tastychips

Sorry guys, this is just how it is. It just doesn't fit. I've tried everything and it would definitely involve a new motherboard. Having said that: it will still be a while till we have a successor. At the moment, the development focus is on our convolver module.

There are two other boards that exactly fit the GR-1, but one of them lacks proper drivers (work in progress) and the other is not that much faster. But they're still valid options.

deastman

I’ve been on the fence about getting a GR-1 for a while now. The last comment about incompatibility with the Raspberry Pi 4 board was over a year ago. The ECR-1 is now out in the world. Are there any plans for an upgrade to support the Raspberry Pi 4, or perhaps a GR-1 mkII / GR-2 in the works? I would hate to spend so much money on a GR-1 at this point, only to have it be replaced by a new model six months from now.

villain

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cesmes

Any news on this? I would definetly be interested on an hardware upgrade.